Coordinate, let others plan

More often than not, Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP is seen as a magic stick that can boost an organisations profitability. In reality, however, the success of an ERP solution depends on a number of factors that go beyond just the technology.In fact, it would be good to remember that ERP is nothing but a tool that can help organisations plan their 3M resourcesman, machine and materialin an... By shubhendu.parth

Zinnov sees high cloud demand in healthcare

New Delhi: Zinnov Management consulting, a leading management consulting firm, today launched its much awaited study, titled Cloud Computing: An enabler of IT in Indian Healthcare Sector. According to the study, the total addressable opportunity for Cloud solutions in the Indian healthcare industry (Hospitals) is estimated at USD 600 million by 2020. The study highlights that Cloud can... By

TCS bags $50m AGL deal

New Delhi: IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),has bagged a $50 Million AUD contract from AGL Energy-- Australia's leading energy company. Prior to this Infrastructure management contract, TCS has been executing a number of leading edge programs covering Advanced Metering, Gas Trading, Pricing Engine and multiple SAP projects. Over the past 3 years, the TCS AGL relationship has evolved... By

Big Blue's New Love: Analytics

New Delhi: Three new Europe-based centres focused on analytics have been announced by IBM in Zurich, Switzerland, Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria part of a network of global centres addressing the emerging market for advanced analytic capabilities needed to drive improved business decision-making.As a key part of IBM's overall growth strategy, the company is projecting USD 16 billion in... By

Global IT Debt to cross USD 500 b

New Delhi: Global IT debt will total approximately USD 500 billion in 2010, with the potential to rise to USD 1 trillion by 2015, according to Gartner. After a decade of tight budgets, the scale of the maintenance backlog has created a systemic risk, particularly for large organizations. Gartner defines IT debt as the cost of clearing the backlog of maintenance that would be required to bring... By

NSN bags Capegemini contract

New Delhi: Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, recently announced that its subsidiary Capgemini Outsourcing Services SAS ("Capgemini"), has been awarded a long-term contract from Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of communications services, to support the company's global order management operations. This engagement... By

Happy Birthday Google!

New Delhi: Google, the California-based search giant which was first incorporated as a privately held corporation on 27 September 1998, is celebrating 12th birth day with a cake's picture, on which the 'L' letter in Google is represented by a burning candle. if you try to open up a google page, you'll see a doodle, showing a birthday cake. While, Google, in the earlier years, celebrated its... By

Mankind Selects IBM to Implement ERP

New Delhi: Mankind Pharma, a pharmaceutical company in India, strengthens its IT set up by partnering with IBM for implementation of SAP ERP, and a customized Enterprise Portal for deployment at customs and freight (C&F) agents. IBM team built a platform of trust, understanding, and confidence with Mankind Pharma by demonstrating expertise, fast response times and end-to-end... By

RIM to unveil i-pad's competitor

New Delhi: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is expected to unveil its long waited BlackPad tablet computer to rival Apple's iPad by next week. According to media reports, the announcement is likely to be made at its developer's conference in San Francisco. The device will be built on a new platform and expected to have a seven inch screen size. The IANS reports says that the BlackPad... By

Salesforce launches Chatter-2

New Delhi: Salesforce.com has launched the second edition of its popular collaboration tool Chatter for enterprises. Leveraging the social features popularized by Facebook, Google and Twitter, like profiles, status updates and real-time feeds, Chatter 2, according to the company, empowers enterprises with a new level of productivity. With Chatter, enterprises can collaborate around more than... By

Panda Antivirus Command Line

The Panda Antivirus Command-Line scanner (PAVCL) incorporates interesting features over previous versions specially focused on detecting and deactivating active rootkits and improved heuristic detection of new and unknown malware. New Panda Antivirus Command Line 9.5.1 Features Engine version 1.5.1 integration. Reboot driver. Disinfection during reboot of active rootkits. Needs to run with... By shubhendu.parth

SysAid Help Desk and Asset Management

The SysAid Help Desk and Asset Management tool will help you manage assets, inventory, and support IT Helpdesk users via remote control. The company claims it is a dynamic and highly intuitive solution for that provides extensive Helpdesk,Asset Management, Monitoring, Reports and Analysis, Knowledgebase, Live Chat, and IT Benchmarking applications in a simple, attractive and easy-to-use package... By shubhendu.parth